FREE FLIGHT SPORT SCALE U Paul Mcllrath Cedar Rapids Iowa built 16-inch-span semiscale four-place Van Viggen Styrofoam tipletsmade curved sections meat trays improved model performance Mcllrath photo Bowlus Sailplane Canadas Peter Mann kitted Ontario Model Aircraft Co Sold $175 1942 As yet unflown Mann photo TRY 35mm projection Anyone can draw scale model plans minimum trouble using following easy method Proportional dividers opaque projectors drafting expertise nicebut essentialto get three-view drawing small plan reproduction magazine plan can build First snap half-dozen pictures three-view drawing bracketing ie using larger smaller lens openings normal exposure Take some close range back up others get different-sized images film making large model 36-inch larger wingspan get close can reduce distance will need projected Taking different exposures shooting different distances should ensure youll get slide just right Shoot outdoors bright light copy stand floodlamps youre shooting slides color print negative will work its mounted slide frame Youll just tracing white lines instead black ones Actually Bill Hannans idea using black-and-white negative great reduces glare Shoot line center dont accidentally distort image Mount 35mm projector side room tape large sheet white paper opposite wall back model plan will nicely Make couple marks paper wingspan want move projector until image matches have zoom lens adjusting size will easy projector has center paper squared side side may get distortion An image projected slightly side will make wing larger ribs wont fit Keystoning image projector low table will spread top picture could used enhance stab size looking good-flying model three-view shot nice border quick check side-to-side top-to bottom yardstick will show you getting distortion Trace lines pencil yardstick can used quick hand sketch can firmed up straightedge drafting triangle get plan back table Before take plan off wall stand front block out projected image see have left off lines Adding rib spacings bulkhead locations LE TE etc piece cake once have plan drawing board Putting structure doing own plan first time looking another plan similar what want will help comes rib spacing number placement spars attaching parts doing nose block etc Rib spacing 98 Model Aviation t George Lewis Detroitten Geschwader shows round-tipped Seagull great Earl Stahl not-so great Bill Warner 1992 FAC NATS Fred Wunsche photo Below Germanys Benno Sabel Peanut Scale Deperdussin seen recent meet Brno Czechoslovakia Photo Lubomir Koutny usually determined location aileron Make light line rib end aileron see ribs can get between give feel want divide wing spaces fit spacing little pocket calcu lator dividers should easy enough get spacing Move location end aileron bit get spacings need hinged part ending between two ribs looks downright stupid placing key bulkheads landing gear attachments showing respect forces hard landings will later transmit airframe drawing structure remember nice have little hard points extra facing backup needed built struts other parts will attach paper less youll have modify structure later Make sure stab set couple degrees negative start allow some adjusting movement later isnt quite right Building movable control surfaces makes adjusting model easier field Drawing bit right thrust downthrust may save shimming nose block engine much later adjusting power Finally dont forget need put wood tissue ends have stick something spans space Golden Rule having trouble getting model fly stable manner have checked flying surfaces warps move center gravity CG forward adding little clay nose far forward possible get effect least clay Most FF scale rubber models should balance near high point airfoil Walt Mooney ol perfesser fond reminding us move can improve stability anything else bag tricks Dont forget may have add little negative stab up elevator Sport Aviation Kids name allcolor BAA magazine aimed younger set Headed up Henry Frautschy FF Scale modeler years some thing worth looking Issue number two features fold-out plan couple models Burt Rutan Subscription $15/year BAA PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Cottage wings guide number suppliers such stuff plans supplies clubs information interest FF Scale modelers continues grow just dont have room give em attention deserve column dailyupdated annotated list 160 entries can yours large selfaddressed stamped envelope dollar nonprofit deal hope people will copy circulate list support guys help make greatest hobby earth Continued page 102 JJ Dick Allen safari India Could Martinsyde Elephant Drawing Dick Allen Fritz Muellers homemade CO2 fillers facilitate charging pulling nipple firmly place filling fitting pushing off no strain copper tube Mueller photo August1993 99 Left Bobby Haight Vegas Vulture great-flying Laird LCD-500 First Thompson Trophy 92 Cactus Squadron Annual Below Photograph model polyester fabric background two photofloods left hand-held camera f/i 6 depth Emmanuel Fillons aft-mounted Peanut Tomy-toy gear setup PC board Gear bearings soldered boards copper face Twin 015 wire flex-drives return power props Top lever start-stop Warner photo ELDON J LIND COMPANY 3151 Caravelle Dr Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 602 453-7970 Send self-addressed stamped envelope catalog products MIC & Visa accepted Category C3 Radio-controlled flight defined flight during model aerodynamically maneuvered control surfaces attitude direction altitude pilot ground using radio control F3A Aerobatic power models fly before panel judges through prescribed series maneuvers controlled competitor pilot hand-held radio An extensive judges guide describes maneuvers detail complete downgrades mistakes flaws presentation As other events judges pilots alike must well versed intricate subtle execution various maneuvers F3B Thermal Soaring multitask timed event RC gliders often called sailplanes includes duration distance speed Models launched either hand-towing powered winch hand-operated pulleys F3C Helicopter Like aerobatic planes helicopters flown through series judged maneuvers F3D Pylon Racing models replicas full-scale racing planes race up four time around triangular course 10 laps timed event judges watch pylon cuts turning inside pylon instead FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 99 Micro-Kicker latest idea Harry Geyer maker Micro-Cementeur shown June column Realizing foolishness chuffing away CyA kicker sprayer form high-tech overkill Harry came up little bottle same long nozzle used glue gun wire passes through nozzle does block passage liquid kicker fluid applied alongside freshly glued area wire forms collecting point kicker does require full drop its job Amazing effective RC flying demonstration Sky Bunny ROG Shafter Airport Jeff Waldrops Family Fun-fly pleasure seeing excitement RC glider fliers face watched disbelief Sky Bunny circled upward out sight its first flight 14-plus minutes get lots letters converts started RC never realized facet hobby following quote Bob Rahn Milford Connecticut sort typifies what am hearing lot guys lately Hundreds dollars RC just collecting dust am out Peanuts 16-inch scale jobs just no challenge making 100 passes afternoon back forth over field RC other hand cant describe sensation getting minute half Bostonian outside assist lap counting All-out speed precision flying essential win event F3E RC electric-powered models somewhat new competition scene events provide motor gliders sailplanes tasks distance duration landing Included aerobatics flight schedule similar F3A RC aerobatic event pylon racing similar F3D stand-off scale eventall using electric motors powered rechargeable batteries Category F4 Scale models replicas miniature copies heavier-than-air mancarrying aircraft categories free flight F4A control line F4B radio control F4C category has its own set guidelines documentation proof scale scale accuracy craftsmanship scale detail static judging flight judging Scale models often draw large crowds spectators competitions provide realistic flights specific planes modeled aid brief outiines various model categories will better informed Acronyms Aeromodeling affect rules safety sport competition activities modeling areas enjoy ing Peanut thermal kind building trimming real challenge take away RC suggest people fly whole world fun out flying free least reasonably Paul Mcllrath s semiscale four-place Viggin flying well indoors beautiful airliner-type straight run takeoff followed definite rotation steep climb about three feet leveling off normal climb ceiling Paul says upturned tiplets formed lip foam food tray replacing original inboard twin rudders made great improvement flight Okay Paul time get started building full-size home-built Floquil revisited Cam Martin writes recommend Floquil model railroad paint models Fernando Ramos model railroader well expert FF Scale modeler home-builder recommended years ago has caught alkyd enamel goes over nitrate dope no problem very thin coats opaque because finely ground pigment New military colors like FS 35042 Sea Blue WW II USN fighters should local model railroad store Write Floquil Polly S Color Corp Route 30 North Amsterdam NY 12010 cant find near Thanks Cam Well gang until next time wear sunblock dont forget take kid next door flying field take turns buying lunch clubs newsletter editor Model Aviation SERIOUS MODEl RIlIIflFA Build fast easy accurate straight Without access #500A $10885 access #5000 $191A0 #202 Duplicator Contour Sander Turn out beautiful edges Simple easy Standard $2055 xe $5955 #101 Extra Hands below Makes covering easy #401 Digger left Easiest use hinging tool available $335
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/08
Page Numbers: 98, 99, 102
FREE FLIGHT SPORT SCALE U Paul Mcllrath Cedar Rapids Iowa built 16-inch-span semiscale four-place Van Viggen Styrofoam tipletsmade curved sections meat trays improved model performance Mcllrath photo Bowlus Sailplane Canadas Peter Mann kitted Ontario Model Aircraft Co Sold $175 1942 As yet unflown Mann photo TRY 35mm projection Anyone can draw scale model plans minimum trouble using following easy method Proportional dividers opaque projectors drafting expertise nicebut essentialto get three-view drawing small plan reproduction magazine plan can build First snap half-dozen pictures three-view drawing bracketing ie using larger smaller lens openings normal exposure Take some close range back up others get different-sized images film making large model 36-inch larger wingspan get close can reduce distance will need projected Taking different exposures shooting different distances should ensure youll get slide just right Shoot outdoors bright light copy stand floodlamps youre shooting slides color print negative will work its mounted slide frame Youll just tracing white lines instead black ones Actually Bill Hannans idea using black-and-white negative great reduces glare Shoot line center dont accidentally distort image Mount 35mm projector side room tape large sheet white paper opposite wall back model plan will nicely Make couple marks paper wingspan want move projector until image matches have zoom lens adjusting size will easy projector has center paper squared side side may get distortion An image projected slightly side will make wing larger ribs wont fit Keystoning image projector low table will spread top picture could used enhance stab size looking good-flying model three-view shot nice border quick check side-to-side top-to bottom yardstick will show you getting distortion Trace lines pencil yardstick can used quick hand sketch can firmed up straightedge drafting triangle get plan back table Before take plan off wall stand front block out projected image see have left off lines Adding rib spacings bulkhead locations LE TE etc piece cake once have plan drawing board Putting structure doing own plan first time looking another plan similar what want will help comes rib spacing number placement spars attaching parts doing nose block etc Rib spacing 98 Model Aviation t George Lewis Detroitten Geschwader shows round-tipped Seagull great Earl Stahl not-so great Bill Warner 1992 FAC NATS Fred Wunsche photo Below Germanys Benno Sabel Peanut Scale Deperdussin seen recent meet Brno Czechoslovakia Photo Lubomir Koutny usually determined location aileron Make light line rib end aileron see ribs can get between give feel want divide wing spaces fit spacing little pocket calcu lator dividers should easy enough get spacing Move location end aileron bit get spacings need hinged part ending between two ribs looks downright stupid placing key bulkheads landing gear attachments showing respect forces hard landings will later transmit airframe drawing structure remember nice have little hard points extra facing backup needed built struts other parts will attach paper less youll have modify structure later Make sure stab set couple degrees negative start allow some adjusting movement later isnt quite right Building movable control surfaces makes adjusting model easier field Drawing bit right thrust downthrust may save shimming nose block engine much later adjusting power Finally dont forget need put wood tissue ends have stick something spans space Golden Rule having trouble getting model fly stable manner have checked flying surfaces warps move center gravity CG forward adding little clay nose far forward possible get effect least clay Most FF scale rubber models should balance near high point airfoil Walt Mooney ol perfesser fond reminding us move can improve stability anything else bag tricks Dont forget may have add little negative stab up elevator Sport Aviation Kids name allcolor BAA magazine aimed younger set Headed up Henry Frautschy FF Scale modeler years some thing worth looking Issue number two features fold-out plan couple models Burt Rutan Subscription $15/year BAA PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Cottage wings guide number suppliers such stuff plans supplies clubs information interest FF Scale modelers continues grow just dont have room give em attention deserve column dailyupdated annotated list 160 entries can yours large selfaddressed stamped envelope dollar nonprofit deal hope people will copy circulate list support guys help make greatest hobby earth Continued page 102 JJ Dick Allen safari India Could Martinsyde Elephant Drawing Dick Allen Fritz Muellers homemade CO2 fillers facilitate charging pulling nipple firmly place filling fitting pushing off no strain copper tube Mueller photo August1993 99 Left Bobby Haight Vegas Vulture great-flying Laird LCD-500 First Thompson Trophy 92 Cactus Squadron Annual Below Photograph model polyester fabric background two photofloods left hand-held camera f/i 6 depth Emmanuel Fillons aft-mounted Peanut Tomy-toy gear setup PC board Gear bearings soldered boards copper face Twin 015 wire flex-drives return power props Top lever start-stop Warner photo ELDON J LIND COMPANY 3151 Caravelle Dr Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 602 453-7970 Send self-addressed stamped envelope catalog products MIC & Visa accepted Category C3 Radio-controlled flight defined flight during model aerodynamically maneuvered control surfaces attitude direction altitude pilot ground using radio control F3A Aerobatic power models fly before panel judges through prescribed series maneuvers controlled competitor pilot hand-held radio An extensive judges guide describes maneuvers detail complete downgrades mistakes flaws presentation As other events judges pilots alike must well versed intricate subtle execution various maneuvers F3B Thermal Soaring multitask timed event RC gliders often called sailplanes includes duration distance speed Models launched either hand-towing powered winch hand-operated pulleys F3C Helicopter Like aerobatic planes helicopters flown through series judged maneuvers F3D Pylon Racing models replicas full-scale racing planes race up four time around triangular course 10 laps timed event judges watch pylon cuts turning inside pylon instead FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 99 Micro-Kicker latest idea Harry Geyer maker Micro-Cementeur shown June column Realizing foolishness chuffing away CyA kicker sprayer form high-tech overkill Harry came up little bottle same long nozzle used glue gun wire passes through nozzle does block passage liquid kicker fluid applied alongside freshly glued area wire forms collecting point kicker does require full drop its job Amazing effective RC flying demonstration Sky Bunny ROG Shafter Airport Jeff Waldrops Family Fun-fly pleasure seeing excitement RC glider fliers face watched disbelief Sky Bunny circled upward out sight its first flight 14-plus minutes get lots letters converts started RC never realized facet hobby following quote Bob Rahn Milford Connecticut sort typifies what am hearing lot guys lately Hundreds dollars RC just collecting dust am out Peanuts 16-inch scale jobs just no challenge making 100 passes afternoon back forth over field RC other hand cant describe sensation getting minute half Bostonian outside assist lap counting All-out speed precision flying essential win event F3E RC electric-powered models somewhat new competition scene events provide motor gliders sailplanes tasks distance duration landing Included aerobatics flight schedule similar F3A RC aerobatic event pylon racing similar F3D stand-off scale eventall using electric motors powered rechargeable batteries Category F4 Scale models replicas miniature copies heavier-than-air mancarrying aircraft categories free flight F4A control line F4B radio control F4C category has its own set guidelines documentation proof scale scale accuracy craftsmanship scale detail static judging flight judging Scale models often draw large crowds spectators competitions provide realistic flights specific planes modeled aid brief outiines various model categories will better informed Acronyms Aeromodeling affect rules safety sport competition activities modeling areas enjoy ing Peanut thermal kind building trimming real challenge take away RC suggest people fly whole world fun out flying free least reasonably Paul Mcllrath s semiscale four-place Viggin flying well indoors beautiful airliner-type straight run takeoff followed definite rotation steep climb about three feet leveling off normal climb ceiling Paul says upturned tiplets formed lip foam food tray replacing original inboard twin rudders made great improvement flight Okay Paul time get started building full-size home-built Floquil revisited Cam Martin writes recommend Floquil model railroad paint models Fernando Ramos model railroader well expert FF Scale modeler home-builder recommended years ago has caught alkyd enamel goes over nitrate dope no problem very thin coats opaque because finely ground pigment New military colors like FS 35042 Sea Blue WW II USN fighters should local model railroad store Write Floquil Polly S Color Corp Route 30 North Amsterdam NY 12010 cant find near Thanks Cam Well gang until next time wear sunblock dont forget take kid next door flying field take turns buying lunch clubs newsletter editor Model Aviation SERIOUS MODEl RIlIIflFA Build fast easy accurate straight Without access #500A $10885 access #5000 $191A0 #202 Duplicator Contour Sander Turn out beautiful edges Simple easy Standard $2055 xe $5955 #101 Extra Hands below Makes covering easy #401 Digger left Easiest use hinging tool available $335
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/08
Page Numbers: 98, 99, 102
FREE FLIGHT SPORT SCALE U Paul Mcllrath Cedar Rapids Iowa built 16-inch-span semiscale four-place Van Viggen Styrofoam tipletsmade curved sections meat trays improved model performance Mcllrath photo Bowlus Sailplane Canadas Peter Mann kitted Ontario Model Aircraft Co Sold $175 1942 As yet unflown Mann photo TRY 35mm projection Anyone can draw scale model plans minimum trouble using following easy method Proportional dividers opaque projectors drafting expertise nicebut essentialto get three-view drawing small plan reproduction magazine plan can build First snap half-dozen pictures three-view drawing bracketing ie using larger smaller lens openings normal exposure Take some close range back up others get different-sized images film making large model 36-inch larger wingspan get close can reduce distance will need projected Taking different exposures shooting different distances should ensure youll get slide just right Shoot outdoors bright light copy stand floodlamps youre shooting slides color print negative will work its mounted slide frame Youll just tracing white lines instead black ones Actually Bill Hannans idea using black-and-white negative great reduces glare Shoot line center dont accidentally distort image Mount 35mm projector side room tape large sheet white paper opposite wall back model plan will nicely Make couple marks paper wingspan want move projector until image matches have zoom lens adjusting size will easy projector has center paper squared side side may get distortion An image projected slightly side will make wing larger ribs wont fit Keystoning image projector low table will spread top picture could used enhance stab size looking good-flying model three-view shot nice border quick check side-to-side top-to bottom yardstick will show you getting distortion Trace lines pencil yardstick can used quick hand sketch can firmed up straightedge drafting triangle get plan back table Before take plan off wall stand front block out projected image see have left off lines Adding rib spacings bulkhead locations LE TE etc piece cake once have plan drawing board Putting structure doing own plan first time looking another plan similar what want will help comes rib spacing number placement spars attaching parts doing nose block etc Rib spacing 98 Model Aviation t George Lewis Detroitten Geschwader shows round-tipped Seagull great Earl Stahl not-so great Bill Warner 1992 FAC NATS Fred Wunsche photo Below Germanys Benno Sabel Peanut Scale Deperdussin seen recent meet Brno Czechoslovakia Photo Lubomir Koutny usually determined location aileron Make light line rib end aileron see ribs can get between give feel want divide wing spaces fit spacing little pocket calcu lator dividers should easy enough get spacing Move location end aileron bit get spacings need hinged part ending between two ribs looks downright stupid placing key bulkheads landing gear attachments showing respect forces hard landings will later transmit airframe drawing structure remember nice have little hard points extra facing backup needed built struts other parts will attach paper less youll have modify structure later Make sure stab set couple degrees negative start allow some adjusting movement later isnt quite right Building movable control surfaces makes adjusting model easier field Drawing bit right thrust downthrust may save shimming nose block engine much later adjusting power Finally dont forget need put wood tissue ends have stick something spans space Golden Rule having trouble getting model fly stable manner have checked flying surfaces warps move center gravity CG forward adding little clay nose far forward possible get effect least clay Most FF scale rubber models should balance near high point airfoil Walt Mooney ol perfesser fond reminding us move can improve stability anything else bag tricks Dont forget may have add little negative stab up elevator Sport Aviation Kids name allcolor BAA magazine aimed younger set Headed up Henry Frautschy FF Scale modeler years some thing worth looking Issue number two features fold-out plan couple models Burt Rutan Subscription $15/year BAA PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Cottage wings guide number suppliers such stuff plans supplies clubs information interest FF Scale modelers continues grow just dont have room give em attention deserve column dailyupdated annotated list 160 entries can yours large selfaddressed stamped envelope dollar nonprofit deal hope people will copy circulate list support guys help make greatest hobby earth Continued page 102 JJ Dick Allen safari India Could Martinsyde Elephant Drawing Dick Allen Fritz Muellers homemade CO2 fillers facilitate charging pulling nipple firmly place filling fitting pushing off no strain copper tube Mueller photo August1993 99 Left Bobby Haight Vegas Vulture great-flying Laird LCD-500 First Thompson Trophy 92 Cactus Squadron Annual Below Photograph model polyester fabric background two photofloods left hand-held camera f/i 6 depth Emmanuel Fillons aft-mounted Peanut Tomy-toy gear setup PC board Gear bearings soldered boards copper face Twin 015 wire flex-drives return power props Top lever start-stop Warner photo ELDON J LIND COMPANY 3151 Caravelle Dr Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 602 453-7970 Send self-addressed stamped envelope catalog products MIC & Visa accepted Category C3 Radio-controlled flight defined flight during model aerodynamically maneuvered control surfaces attitude direction altitude pilot ground using radio control F3A Aerobatic power models fly before panel judges through prescribed series maneuvers controlled competitor pilot hand-held radio An extensive judges guide describes maneuvers detail complete downgrades mistakes flaws presentation As other events judges pilots alike must well versed intricate subtle execution various maneuvers F3B Thermal Soaring multitask timed event RC gliders often called sailplanes includes duration distance speed Models launched either hand-towing powered winch hand-operated pulleys F3C Helicopter Like aerobatic planes helicopters flown through series judged maneuvers F3D Pylon Racing models replicas full-scale racing planes race up four time around triangular course 10 laps timed event judges watch pylon cuts turning inside pylon instead FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 99 Micro-Kicker latest idea Harry Geyer maker Micro-Cementeur shown June column Realizing foolishness chuffing away CyA kicker sprayer form high-tech overkill Harry came up little bottle same long nozzle used glue gun wire passes through nozzle does block passage liquid kicker fluid applied alongside freshly glued area wire forms collecting point kicker does require full drop its job Amazing effective RC flying demonstration Sky Bunny ROG Shafter Airport Jeff Waldrops Family Fun-fly pleasure seeing excitement RC glider fliers face watched disbelief Sky Bunny circled upward out sight its first flight 14-plus minutes get lots letters converts started RC never realized facet hobby following quote Bob Rahn Milford Connecticut sort typifies what am hearing lot guys lately Hundreds dollars RC just collecting dust am out Peanuts 16-inch scale jobs just no challenge making 100 passes afternoon back forth over field RC other hand cant describe sensation getting minute half Bostonian outside assist lap counting All-out speed precision flying essential win event F3E RC electric-powered models somewhat new competition scene events provide motor gliders sailplanes tasks distance duration landing Included aerobatics flight schedule similar F3A RC aerobatic event pylon racing similar F3D stand-off scale eventall using electric motors powered rechargeable batteries Category F4 Scale models replicas miniature copies heavier-than-air mancarrying aircraft categories free flight F4A control line F4B radio control F4C category has its own set guidelines documentation proof scale scale accuracy craftsmanship scale detail static judging flight judging Scale models often draw large crowds spectators competitions provide realistic flights specific planes modeled aid brief outiines various model categories will better informed Acronyms Aeromodeling affect rules safety sport competition activities modeling areas enjoy ing Peanut thermal kind building trimming real challenge take away RC suggest people fly whole world fun out flying free least reasonably Paul Mcllrath s semiscale four-place Viggin flying well indoors beautiful airliner-type straight run takeoff followed definite rotation steep climb about three feet leveling off normal climb ceiling Paul says upturned tiplets formed lip foam food tray replacing original inboard twin rudders made great improvement flight Okay Paul time get started building full-size home-built Floquil revisited Cam Martin writes recommend Floquil model railroad paint models Fernando Ramos model railroader well expert FF Scale modeler home-builder recommended years ago has caught alkyd enamel goes over nitrate dope no problem very thin coats opaque because finely ground pigment New military colors like FS 35042 Sea Blue WW II USN fighters should local model railroad store Write Floquil Polly S Color Corp Route 30 North Amsterdam NY 12010 cant find near Thanks Cam Well gang until next time wear sunblock dont forget take kid next door flying field take turns buying lunch clubs newsletter editor Model Aviation SERIOUS MODEl RIlIIflFA Build fast easy accurate straight Without access #500A $10885 access #5000 $191A0 #202 Duplicator Contour Sander Turn out beautiful edges Simple easy Standard $2055 xe $5955 #101 Extra Hands below Makes covering easy #401 Digger left Easiest use hinging tool available $335